With their hopes of catching Oklahoma City atop the West all but dashed, tonight might be another classic rest game for the Spurs. Not so for the Warriors, who are battling Houston for the sixth seed. The loser will almost certainly face the Spurs in the first round, making the fourth and final meeting in this series a potential playoff preview.

The Warriors squandered an opportunity to lock up the six spot earlier, going 12-12 over their last 24 games. Half of those losses have come at home, including disappointing results against Houston and Utah and a blowout at the hands of the Thunder.

They might be slumping, but the triumvirate of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and David Lee is enough to make any team sweat — particularly one that might not be playing at maximum effort.

What to watch

* Curry has two games to break the NBA’s single-season record for 3-pointers. He currently has 261, the third-most in league annals and eight fewer than Ray Allen’s record of 269, set in 2005-06. Curry is shooting 45.3 percent from beyond the arc, third-best in NBA history among the 206 players with at least 400 attempts.

* Led by Curry, the Warriors have the top team 3-point percentage (40.2) and No. 10 effective percentage (50.5). Curry, Klay Thompson and Spur killer Jarrett Jack, who account for more than 80 percent of the Warriors’ 3s, all rank among the top 25 in percentage. The Spurs have defended them well, however, holding them to 30.6 percent combined.

* Tim Duncan has dominated the Warriors, averaging 22.7 points, 11 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.7 blocks. Provided he plays much, Duncan could be primed for another big game with Bogut unlikely to play. His absence would put even more pressure on David Lee, who despite improvement remains among the least imposing defenders in the league.

Note: Unless noted, all stats taken from NBA.com, Hoops Data or Basketball Reference